Meet with your adviser to plan the focus of your major program.
Work with your adviser and the Career Development Office staff
to investigate or complete an internship. Attend the Minnesota
Private Colleges Job and Internship Fair to network and explore
a variety of internship opportunities.
Discuss
ideas publicly through Core Convocations and other lectures
and events.
Plan clinical experience, student teaching or observation opportunities
in your major field of study.
Begin planning for graduate school with the Career Development
Office and with your faculty adviser. Attend one of the Twin
Cities Graduate School Fairs offered during the fall. Contact
Career Development for more information.
Explore opportunities for research and special projects through
the Centers of Excellence and the Student Center and Activities
collaboration.
Delve into your discipline
by considering a research project with a faculty member or by
presenting a paper at a major conference.
Join special interest clubs, honor societies and organizations
affiliated with your major.
Seek a campus employment experience connected to your major,
such as a peer tutoring or teaching assistant position.
Talk with the faculty in your major about career interests,
goals and opportunities.
Begin to develop your resume. Seek out resources in the Career
Development library.
Continue to build your College of St. Catherine portfolio. Consider
creating an electronic portfolio; contact Career Development
for a schedule of e-portfolio development workshops.
Attend the fall Career Opportunities Fair (open to all majors)
to explore internship and employment opportunities.
Continue
to act on your commitment to justice through service-learning
opportunities, including America Reads, Volunteers in Action
or other programs coordinated by the Office of Community Work
and Learning.
Challenge
yourself to see and make connections between the organizations,
clubs, etc., in which you are a member/leader.
Review
your academic catalog and Degree Checklist, then meet with your
major adviser to identify which major, liberal arts core and
other graduation requirements you have left to complete. Plan
a schedule to ensure that you graduate on time.
Take advantage of support services, including MIPS (for multicultural
and international students), Personal Counseling, Access and
Success (for student parents), and Disability Services.
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